In this week's episode of Sweden in Focus we speak to the head of a Swedish organisation for startups and scaleups about the impact on growth of higher salary requirements for foreign work permit holders.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by Stina Lantz, the head of the industry association Swedish Incubators and Science Parks.

She explains why her organisation has expressed concern about the impact on innovation of Sweden’s increasingly restrictive immigration policies. As head of an organisation representing companies where foreign workers are over-represented, she also gives her view on one of the biggest news stories for immigrants in Sweden in recent times: the decision by the government to increase the salary requirement for foreign work permit holders.

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In this week's Sweden in Focus we speak to an immigration expert about the pros and cons of moving to Sweden for work.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by Lena Rekdal, founder of the immigration and relocation company Nimmersion.

They discuss what immigrants find most appealing about Sweden, how companies and their international employees are reacting to Sweden’s increasingly strict immigration policies, the critical things to know when moving here, and how she would design the migration system if she were prime minister of Sweden.

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• What's the current status of Sweden's planned migration laws?
• Swedish work permits granted to top international talent drop 20 percent

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Family reunification clampdown, Swedish town's one-krona plots go viral, and is now a good time to buy property?

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's deputy editor Becky Waterton.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Swedish government announces new plans to limit family reunification permits

• Should you buy a home in Sweden this summer?
• Do Swedish property market experts expect house prices to rise this summer?
• 'The Local set this off': Small Swedish town's one krona plots go viral

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